Japan Bills Stall Amid Political Stalemate

By

George Nishiyama

Updated June 10, 2011 5:49 a.m. ET

TOKYO—Japan appeared no closer to having a new leader a week after Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced he would quit, leaving a crucial bill to finance the budget and additional quake-reconstruction measures up in the air.

As of Friday, no lawmakers had announced their candidacies to succeed Mr. Kan, while the main opposition party was sticking to its guns, saying it wouldn't cooperate with the government until it chose a new prime...